Nov. 21, 2006
Cullowhee, N.C. - It was announced today by the College Baseball Foundation that Western Carolina junior outfielder Steven Strausbaugh, who was earlier named preseason first team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, has been named to the "watch list" for the 2007 Brooks Wallace Award, which annually goes to the national college baseball Player of the Year.
Strausbaugh (Venice, Fla.) is coming off a year which he was named first team All-Southern Conference and second team All-Atlantic Region. He hit 17 home runs in 54 games in 2006 with his average of 0.31 home runs per game ranking 23rd nationally. Strausbaugh additionally ranked among the NCAA leaders in RBI (34th), slugging percentage (36th) and runs scored (39th). In addition to leading the SoCon in home runs, RBI (64) and slugging percentage (.675), he also ranked third in the SoCon in runs (61). Between his RBI and runs scored, he was single-handedly responsible for 2.3 runs per game. Even if counting his home runs just once in that equation (as either just an RBI or a run scored), he was still single-handedly responsible for 2.0 runs per game in 2006.
2007 Wallace Watch (* - indicates 2007 WCU opponent) Wes Roemer, P, Cal State Fullerton Sean Doolittle, P-1B, Virginia Kellen Kulbacki, OF, James Madison Nick Schmidt, P, Arkansas Matt Dobbins, P-DH, Jacksonville Emeel Salem, OF, Alabama J. P. Arencibia, C, Tennessee * Andy D'Alessio, 1B, Clemson Damon Sublett, 2B-P, Wichita State Brian Friday, SS, Rice * Matt Wieters, Ath-C-P, Georgia Tech Tyler Mach, 3B, Oklahoma State Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt Wrandel Taylor, P, Prairie View A&M Jake Arrieta, P, TCU Zack Cowart, SS, Ole Miss Darwin Barney, SS, Oregon State Chad Flack, 1B, North Carolina Shane Jordan, OF, Stetson Ryan Wherle, SS, Nebraska Matt LaPorta, 1B, Florida * Taylor Harbin, 2B, Clemson Kevin Koski, OF, Southern Illinois Kyle Russell, OF, Texas Curt Smith, 3B, Maine Alex Wilson, P, Winthrop Milan Dinga, Ath-P, Army * Kevin Coughlin, C, Kentucky Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami Roger Kieschnick, OF, Texas Tech Jared Prince, OF, Washington State David Price, P, Vanderbilt Chris Ashman, P, Oral Roberts * Nick Chigges, P, College of Charleston * Barry Enright, P, Pepperdine Eric Sogard, 2B, Arizona State Steven Strausbaugh, OF, Western Carolina Blair Erickson, P, UC Irvine Eric Rose, OF, Michigan Mitch Harris, P, Navy Hunter Moody, P, Louisiana Lafayette Charlie Kingrey, OF, McNeese State J. B. Shuck, UT-P, Ohio State Luis Flores, C-P, Houston Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina Aaron Shafer, P, Wichita State Charlie Gamble, 3B, North Carolina A&T Tony Watson, P, Nebraska Adrian Alaniz, P, Texas Joe Savery, P-1B, Rice Corey Brown, OF, Oklahoma State J. T. Wise, OF, LSU Michael Taylor, OF, Stanford Justin Frash, UT, Hawai'i Brandon Menchaca, OF, Delaware Blake Stouffer, 3B, Texas A&M * Ramon Corona, 2B, NC State Matt Rizzotti, 1B, Manhattan Matt Hague, OF, Washington Bill Rhinehart, OF, Arizona Jay Brossman, OF, Utah Jericho Jones, P-OF, Louisiana Tech Ryan Angel, OF, San Jose State Tyson Ross, P, California Christian Friedrich, P, Eastern Kentucky Josh Dew, UT-P, Troy Josh Horton, SS, North Carolina Matt Smith, C, Texas Tech Beau Mills, 3B, Fresno State Dennis Guinn, 1B, Florida State Justin Rogers, 1B, Ball State Christian Staehely, P, Princeton Ike Davis, P-Ath, Arizona State Brian Matusz, P, San Diego Tim Haines, P, UT-Pan American Marcus Cortes, P-ATH, Savannah State Steve Blevins, P, Cincinnati Addison Maruszak, SS, USF Mike Bianucci, DH-INF, Auburn Kevin Sandberg, 3B-1B, Northern Colorado Brian McCullough, P, Longwood Danny Hamblin, 1B-3B, Arkansas Ryan Mottern, Ath-P, Oklahoma Jordan Muir, P, BYU Chris Joachim, 1B, St. John's Nick Hill, P, Army Dustin Pease, P, Mount St. Mary's Erik Morrison, INF, Kansas Justin Baum, INF, Pacific Sergio Miranda, SS, VCU Logan Johnson, 2B-UT, Louisville Jared McGuire, LF, Boston College Wade Korpi, P, Notre Dame David Doss, INF-P, South Alabama Joe Esposito, DH-P, NY Tech Austin Krum, OF, Dallas Baptist Warren McFadden, OF, Tulane Pat Tumilty, 1B-UT, Evansville Matt Cusick, 3B, Southern California Joe Mahoney, 1B, Richmond Beamer Weems, SS, Baylor Jeffrey Rea, 2B, Mississippi State Keith Smith, DH-INF, UNLV Matt Bowman, OF, Nevada Brian Pellegrini, 1B-P, St. Bonaventure Bobby Blevins, P, Le Moyne Daniel Stovall, 1B, New Mexico Brandon Crawford, SS, UCLA Todd Frazier, SS, Rutgers Allan Dykstra, 1B, Wake Forest Adam Harvey, INF, New Mexico State Robert Perry, OF, Long Beach State Julio Borbon, OF, Tennessee * Collin Cowgill, OF, Kentucky * Jonathan Wyatt, OF, Georgia Joe Spiers, SS, San Diego State Dan McDonald, P-DH, Seton Hall * Danny Payne, OF-P, Georgia Tech Josh Ehmke, P, Samford Ryan Bird, P, St. Louis Nick Cleckler, OF, Jacksonville State James Simmons, P, UC Riverside Mark Mangini, INF, Oklahoma State Jacob Priday, OF, Missouri Dan Bulow, 1B, UVSC Steve Bradshaw, 1B, Eastern Michigan John Ely, P, Miami (OH) Brandon Douglas, SS, Northern Iowa Aaron Poreda, P, San Francisco Dan DeLucia, P, Ohio State Brad Meyers, P, LMU Matt Nohelty, OF, Minnesota Ross Oeder, 2B, Wright State Scott Simon, OF, Northern Illinois Antonio Mule, DH, Northwestern Aaron Bray, 3B, Charlotte Larry Gempp, Jr., OF, Illinois-Chicago Trey Sutton, 2B, Southern Miss Adam Amar, 1B, Memphis Marcus Davis, OF, Alcorn State Brad Emaus, 2B, Tulane Cody Satterwhite, P, Ole Miss Bryan Cryer, P, New Orleans Chris Wall, P, Texas A&M-CC Brendan Murphy, 1B-DH, Marshall Bryan Mitzel, OF, Central Michigan * Robert Rodebaugh, DH, Elon Nolan Keene, OF, Missouri State
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